Carlovingian
Americanadjective
adjective
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Lenette, however, would have preferred to have washed, cooked, and served the meats with her own unassisted hands, like a true Homeric or Carlovingian princess.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
The Papacy needed the support of a strong secular power, and when the Carlovingian Empire dissolved, it had nothing to rest on, neither genius nor military force, and fell into deep degradation.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
Unfortunately for Ancient Rome the Carlovingian period was one of demolition and plunder.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
The old high German era, Frank, Carlovingian, of the German Latinity of the bards.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various
Indeed, the Arthurian knight, his character and adventures, are so much better known than the heroes of the Carlovingian chanson that there is less need to dwell upon them.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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